There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Paxi by plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Istanbul to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, ferry
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane IST - CFU
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Paxosferry
9h 26m€92–227Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane SAW - CFU
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Paxosferry
9h 52m€54–252Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Paxoscarferry
19h 54m€77–147Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Istanbul to Port of Igoumenitsacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Paxoscarferry
11h 10m€176–288Fly Istanbul to Ioannina National Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane IST - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Paxoscarferry
12h 23m€127–320Fly Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane IST - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Paxoscarferry
14h 29m€124–260Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Instabul to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sarandëbus
- Take the ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfuferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Paxoscarferry
23h 16mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Athensbus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkádabus
- Take the ferry from Lefkáda to Port of Paxosferry
27h 7m€121–172
Istanbul (IST) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Paxi is to bus and car ferry which costs €75 - €150 and takes 19h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Paxi is to fly and ferry which takes 9h 26m and costs €90 - €230.
The distance between Istanbul and Paxi is 871 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Paxi without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 19h 54m and costs €75 - €150.
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Istanbul to Paxi, including transfers.
Paxi is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 5:50 AM in Istanbul and 4:50 AM in Paxi.
There are 1416+ hotels available in Paxi.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Paxi, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Paxi. However, you can take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU), walk to Corfu, take the bus to Corfu Mare, walk to Port of Corfu, then take the ferry to Port of Paxos. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Istanbul to Port of Paxos via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Igoumenitsa, and Port of Igoumenitsa in around 19h 54m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–480
Flights from Istanbul to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Istanbul to Ioannina National Airport via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Istanbul to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- lukstempotur@gmail.com
Bus from Instabul to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Luks-Tempo-Turizm-61561171973637
- Phone
- +383 44 184 195
- info@shpjetimi.net
- Website
- shpejtimi.net
Bus from Pristina to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €85
- Schedules at
- shpejtimi.net
- Book at
- shpejtimi.net
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Istanbul to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +3026450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +3026610 80444
- paxosilida@yahoo.com
- Website
- joycruises.gr
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Paxos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €34–39
- Website
- https://joycruises.gr/
- Phone
- +30 2645024609
- info@lefkastraveller.gr
- Website
- lefkadapalace.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Paxos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
- Schedules at
- https://lefkadapalace.com/ferry-routes-schedule/
Ferry from Lefkáda to Port of Paxos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
- Schedules at
- https://lefkadapalace.com/ferry-routes-schedule/
- Phone
- +30 26650 25908
- helpdesk@kerkyralines.com
- Website
- kerkyralines.com
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Paxos
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–47
- Website
- https://kerkyralines.com/en/
- Adult
- €13
- Car
- €47
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Port of Paxos
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://kerkyralines.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 26610 20674
- info@kerkyraseaways.gr
- Website
- kerkyraseaways.gr
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Paxos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–48
- Website
- https://www.kerkyraseaways.gr/el
- Adult
- €13
- Car
- €48
- Phone
- +355 69 377 7474
- info@erdanotours.com
- Website
- sarandaport.al
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- sarandaport.al
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